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Instructions

The individual project will be presented in PowerPoint format; projects shall analyze, compare, contrast and discuss the impacts of history, culture, environment and local foods on the wines that are produced in their selected region or sub-region within a country outside of the United States.  This region will then be compared to one wine-producing region within the United States ( not to include Florida).  For this assignment, you will need to choose an international region or sub-region that produces wine and compare it to a U.S. region that produces wine.  No Florida wine region may be chosen.

You must choose a region, not an entire state or country.  For example, instead of choosing Oregon as a wine-growing region, you would select Willamette Valley AVA, Yamhill-Carlton AVA, or Dundee Hills AVA, etc.  Instead of a country like Chile, you could choose Atacama, Coquimbo, or Central Valley, or one of the subregions within such as San Antonio or Casablanca, etc. 

In order to receive full credit on the project the student’s chosen region must be compared to one region in the U.S. (not to include Florida).  Please choose small sub-regions outside the United States as well as small sub-regions within the United States (not the state of Florida).  Please choose the region first and then the wine/s produced in that region.

Comparing and contrasting the history, geography, wine-producing techniques, food, and culture need to be included.

SELECTED REGIONS:

Puget Sound AVA

Champagne region in France

Directions

To explore the impact wine-production has on a region, students will research a wine region or sub-region outside of the United States.  The student’s research shall be developed as a PowerPoint presentation.  Within the region, students will identify two specific wines to explore and comparatively relate them to two wines within the United States.  Terroir, wine-making techniques, grape varietals, labeling laws, and culture between the region or sub-region outside of the United States will be compared to the region or sub-region chosen within the United States.  Please note that no Florida wine-growing regions may be used.

The presentation should consist of at least 36 PowerPoint slides ( plus  bibliography) that meet the criteria below.  The final project is broken down into parts that will be submitted as checkpoints (drafts) throughout the semester.  Online mentors will provide feedback on each checkpoint within two weeks of submission to ensure that project objectives are met.  Late submission of a checkpoint without University approved documentation will result in a zero for that checkpoint.  Late checkpoint submissions will also receive feedback within two weeks of the actual submission date.  Submissions must include a bibliography.  Submissions without a bibliography will receive a zero.

Slides should be in the order stated in the project rubric and labeled properly so that the topic is easily identifiable.  Failure to keep your slides in the rubric order will result in points being deducted.

Content should be in your own words and the presentation should include APA citation of sources. Create a citation slide at the end of each PowerPoint submission.  Here is a link to the APA Formatting Guide:  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (Links to an external site.) .  Plagiarism can result in a zero for the final project and violates the Academic Honor Policy. 

· Title slide -  Include the name of the U.S. region you have chosen and the name of the international region you are comparing it to.  (1 slide)

· Introduction to the Region - 4 slides minimum  (2 for US region / 2 for international region)

· Using the regions identified in the title slide examine each region’s wine styles.

· List the major white and red varietals grown in the region.

· Explain the wine labeling laws of the region. Please note that labeling laws may be set at the regional or national level.

· Geography - 2 slides minimum  (1 for US region / 1 for international region)

· Include a map showing the geographical locations of your selected country’s wine region and your selected U.S. wine region. Google Maps or a similar tool to chart their geographical locations.

· Environment - 6 slides minimum  (3 slides for US region / 3 slides for international region)

· Describe the physical environments in the selected wine regions, and indicate how the environment has impacted the growth of wine and its production and consumption. 

· What about the regions’ weather or growing practices has affected the way people in this region drink wine? 

· Are there environmental concerns over the production of wine?

· Are there local concerns on how wine should be made, sold, tasted, drunk, exported, and who should benefit

· BIBLIOGRAPHY SLIDE (APA style) - 1 slide minimum

·  REQUIRED!!! Failure to include will result in a zero

Final Project Requirements

· You must start with one wine region or sub-region (for example Chablis is a sub-region in Burgundy, Burgundy is a region in France) outside the United States.  You will discuss ways in which the wine/s is/are related to the culture.

· Next you will select one wine region or sub-region within the US, but NOT IN FLORIDA.  You will identify two wines from the region or sub-region to compare and contrast with the previously selected wines from outside of the US.

· In order to receive full credit on the project no Florida wine regions may be used and elements of history, culture, food, and terroir must be compared and contrasted.  See the checkpoint and final project rubrics for details on the number of slides by section and slide information requirements.  Having fewer slides than required, low quality slides, or not addressing the required material will result in a zero for the segment.

· Be sure to include a citations slide for each of the checkpoints and the final project submission.  Failure to include a citations slide will result in a zero.

· Submissions must be submitted by the stated deadline.  No partial credit will be awarded for late work.

· All slides must be in the order state in the rubric.  Failure to place slides in the correct order will result in lost points.